vena femoralis

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vena femoralis - a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac veinfemoral veinvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee